“A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.” PeopleTryingCompassionPracticeMeditationIntentionContemplative Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.” ShouldPractice Author:Sakyong Mipham
“A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to make spiritual practice more a part of the community. I write about infusing people with compassion.” PeopleWritingTryingLittlesSpiritualTurnsBitsCommunityCompassionPracticeLittle BitSpiritual Practice Author:Sakyong Mipham
“If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.” IfsKindIdeasDifferentHappensPracticePathMeditationGoes OnTraditionCarefulFamiliarBuddhistNo IdeaBe CarefulVisualizationMantrasMixing Author:Sakyong Mipham
“We live in a culture where information is becoming easier to access. Certain special practices have been kept very quiet and secret, and those traditions need to be respected. But there are a lot of teachings people can access that would benefit them greatly.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensCertainCultureSecretPracticeTeachingSpecialInformationBecomingEasierQuietBenefitsTraditionAccess Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.” PeopleKnowsWayWantFeelsMindKindMeanSometimesCompassionPracticeKindnessNiceSeeingTeachingDisappointmentTricksBuddhistDisappointedSympathyBeing NiceWant SomethingPitsLetdowns Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.” FeelsMindHeartPracticeMeditationWho We AreRelaxRelevantMeditation Practice Book:The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure Source: The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure
